# 2022–23 Sydney Sixers WBBL season

The 2022–23 Sydney Sixers Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Charlotte Edwards and captained by Ellyse Perry, the Sixers finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in first position and set a new league record with eleven wins. They consequently qualified for their fifth Final appearance, returning to the knockout phase of the tournament for the first time since WBBL|04. In the championship decider, held at North Sydney Oval, the Sixers were defeated in an upset by the Adelaide Strikers.

## Squad

Each 2022–23 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|08 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
* Charlotte Edwards was appointed head coach of the Sixers, replacing Ben Sawyer.
* Indian marquees Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav did not re-sign with the Sixers.
* New Zealand marquee Suzie Bates signed with the Sixers, having previously played for the Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers.
* English marquee Sophie Ecclestone signed with the Sixers, marking her first appearance in the league.
* Hayley Silver-Holmes departed the Sixers, signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.
* Angelina Genford signed with the Sixers, departing the Hobart Hurricanes.
* Kate Peterson signed with the Sixers, departing the Sydney Thunder.
The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
| Batters ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nicole Bolton | 17 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 135 | 113.44 | 5 | 7.58 | 4 | – | |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Suzie Bates | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 318 | 104.60 | – | – | 11 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 29 | Erin Burns | 22 June 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 295 | 145.32 | 1 | 12.00 | 1 | – | |
| 6 | Ashleigh Gardner | 15 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 339 | 150.66 | 23 | 6.63 | 11 | – | Australian marquee |
| 8 | Ellyse Perry | 3 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 15 | 408 | 119.64 | 6 | 8.00 | 15 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| 30 | Angela Reakes | 27 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Unavailable for the season |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||
| 77 | Alyssa Healy | 24 March 1990 | Right-handed | – | 15 | 330 | 125.47 | – | – | 4 | 6 | Australian marquee |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Jade Allen | 13 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 88 | Maitlan Brown | 5 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 9 | 105 | 161.53 | 12 | 7.81 | 4 | – | |
| 33 | Stella Campbell | 15 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 6 | – | – | 0 | 14.00 | 4 | – | |
| 5 | Lauren Cheatle | 6 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | 15 | 1 | 100.00 | 16 | 7.24 | 3 | – | |
| 19 | Sophie Ecclestone | 6 May 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 15 | 126 | 159.49 | 20 | 6.29 | 2 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 66 | Angelina Genford | 30 October 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 15 | 4 | 57.14 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 | – | |
| 22 | Emma Hughes | 13 November 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Unavailable for the season |
| 35 | Kate Peterson | 3 December 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 13 | 10 | 76.92 | 11 | 7.28 | 5 | – | |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0.695 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (CF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.276 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (EF) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.457 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.373 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −0.339 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −1.042 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | −1.000 |
* The top 4 teams advanced to the play-off phase

## Fixtures

All times are AEDT

### Regular season

* Match 1 13 October 2022 19:40 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/143 (19.5 overs) |
| Georgia Redmayne 49 (39) Maitlan Brown 3/20 (3 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 55 (48) Jess Kerr 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Umpires: Claire Polosak and Nathan James Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 3 15 October 2022 15:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 2/151 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/134 (20 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 82* (67) Darcie Brown 1/20 (4 overs) | | Katie Mack 34 (32) Sophie Ecclestone 4/17 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 17 runs Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Umpires: Claire Polosak and Nathan James Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 6 16 October 2022 13:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/147 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/120 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 43 (32) Kim Garth 2/21 (4 overs) | | Bess Heath 37 (30) Maitlan Brown 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 27 runs Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Umpires: Michael Mellifont and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 13 21 October 2022 15:25 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/142 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/139 (20 overs) |
| Madeline Penna 39* (25) Sophie Ecclestone 2/15 (4 overs) | | Erin Burns 71 (38) Darcie Brown 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 3 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Harsimran Singh and Kurt Miegel Player of the match: Erin Burns (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers) became the first player to captain 100 WBBL games.
* Match 21 29 October 2022 10:15 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/95 (12 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/96 (10.5 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 26 (19) Ashleigh Gardner 4/23 (3 overs) | | Ashleigh Gardner 43 (22) Molly Strano 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Chris Grant and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 12 overs due to rain.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 24 30 October 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 3/188 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 9/151 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 78 (54) Sophie Molineux 2/38 (4 overs) | | Carly Leeson 52 (32) Maitlan Brown 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 37 runs Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Gaurav Bawa Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 27 2 November 2022 19:05 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/148 (20 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 53 (37) Lauren Smith 2/22 (3 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 37 (29) Lauren Cheatle 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 15 runs North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Venue changed from Blacktown ISP Oval to North Sydney Oval
* Match 31 5 November 2022 16:25 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 5/155 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/158 (18.3 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 69* (58) Alana King 3/27 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 99* (58) Ashleigh Gardner 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Jamie Thomas and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 37 10 November 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 1/64 (11 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers |
| Hayley Matthews 40 (41) Ashleigh Gardner 1/21 (3 overs) | | |
* No result CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Chris Grant and Greg Azzopardi
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 40 12 November 2022 13:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 9/160 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 115 (19.2 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 31 (28) Kim Garth 2/9 (3 overs) | | Kim Garth 18 (21) Ashleigh Gardner 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 45 runs CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Lisa McCabe and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 42 13 November 2022 10:15 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 4/176 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 4/180 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 75* (51) Ashleigh Gardner 2/30 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 107* (64) Sophie Devine 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and David Taylor Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 49 16 November 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/164 (19.3 overs) |
| Jess Jonassen 38* (21) Kate Peterson 4/17 (4 overs) | | Erin Burns 51* (32) Jess Kerr 1/29 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz Player of the match: Erin Burns (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 51 18 November 2022 19:05 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/178 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/160 (20 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 85 (48) Samantha Bates 3/21 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 51 (32) Kate Peterson 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 18 runs North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Claire Polosak and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 54 20 November 2022 13:40 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 156 (19.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/157 (18.5 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 38 (29) Kate Peterson 3/31 (4 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 56* (39) Ruth Johnston 1/30 (3.5 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Bede Sajowitz and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

### Final

* 26 November 2022 17:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/147 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 137 (20 overs) |
| Deandra Dottin 52* (37) Sophie Ecclestone 2/19 (4 overs) | | Maitlan Brown 34 (17) Darcie Brown 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 10 runs North Sydney Oval, Sydney Attendance: 6,478 Umpires: Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Former Australian player Nicole Bolton (Sydney Sixers) made her last WBBL appearance.
* Adelaide Strikers won their first WBBL title.

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Ellyse Perry – 408 (2nd in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Alyssa Healy – 107* (64) vs Perth Scorchers, 13 November 2022
* Most wickets: Ashleigh Gardner – 23 (equal 3rd in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings:
** Sophie Ecclestone – 4/17 (4 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 15 October 2022
** Kate Peterson – 4/17 (4 overs) vs Brisbane Heat, 16 November 2022
* Most catches (fielder): Ellyse Perry – 15 (1st in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Ashleigh Gardner – 5
** Erin Burns, Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry – 2 each
** Suzie Bates – 1
* WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament: Ashleigh Gardner (1st), Ellyse Perry (5th), Alyssa Healy (equal 6th)
* WBBL|08 Team of the Tournament: Erin Burns, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy
* Sydney Sixers Player of the Season: Ashleigh Gardner